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In re Freeman

United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided November 4, 2015No. Bky. No. 14-19611 ELFPublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ERIC L. FRANK, CHIEF U.S. BANKRUPTCY JUDGE

I. INTRODUCTION

In this chapter 13 case, Debtor Angela • P. Freeman (“the Debtor”) seeks both(1)the disallowance of a proof of claim as unenforceable due to the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations; and(2) sanctions against the claimant under Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9011 for the filing of the proof of claim.

The Debtor frames her request for sanctions as an attempt to protect the bankruptcy claims allowance process from the conduct of a creditor who

fiíe[d] a “stale” Proof of Claim ... with .knowledge that the claim is unenforceable; not…

2Cases cited47 opinions

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  2. Dewsnup v. TimmSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  3. United Student Aid Funds, Inc. v. EspinosaSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
  4. Lloyd Lieb, Trading as Specialized Cassettes v. Topstone Industries, Inc., and D. Robbins & Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
  5. Martin v. BrownCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Midland Funding, LLC v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 2017
  2. Casamatta v. Resurgent Capital Services, L.P. (In re Freeman-Clay)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Missouri · 2017
  3. Feggins v. LVNV Funding LLC (In re Feggins)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Alabama · 2015
  4. In Re: Melissa Martin v. Freedom Mortgage CorporationUnited States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 2026
  5. Sharonn E. ThomasUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2020

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